Don't know why I never thought of adding legs before; pretty simple mod. One pattern is never a cure-all but, for whatever reason, this one got a lot of looks; most of the hoppers I saw that day were smaller/chunky so maybe that's why. The foam butt? just because you can never have enough.
Regards,
Scott
very nice, esp the leggy pattern!
Scott,
Thanks for posting this one. I was thinking about tying some hoppers and wanted a quick easy pattern that didn't involve gluing foam. Just tied half a dozen and I like them. Hope the fish do!
Thanks,
Ted
Just noodling around with some different colors/materials; a few more mods and it could make a passable October Caddis.
Regards,
Scott
Scott,
I had a great day with these hoppers on the South Platte today. The fish couldn't resist them, but had bad aim when trying to eat them about 2/3 of the time. I need to tie up some more. Thanks for the great pattern!
Ted
Scott, does Congo hair float well?
I'm not Scott, but I do have some experience with the float properties of congo hair. In my experience, it does not float as well as foam (what does?), but it floats better than most synthetics. I think it is a polypro yarn, so it does not absorb water. I use some gel floatant on it and the only problem I have had is when a fish slimes the fly pretty badly and keeps it dunked for a while.
Ted
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